Recent research has indicated that many companies are relying less on recruitment agencies to fill vacancies whilst the RECs monthly Report on Jobs shows vacancy levels are rising on a month by month basis.
Many industry commentators have long been forecasting the decline in agencies, in the face of growing competition from internal recruitment teams, job boards and social networking but the recruitment industry still continues to offer an important route to sourcing the best talent for your vacancies. There remains a core need for recruitment specialists to find talent for companies and to help that talent become hireable.
The main advantages of using an agency below can be broken down into six main categories:
Knowledge of the local Market
We have our fingers on the pulse of the local employment market and we can give you an insight into what is happening at the time a vacancy is placed. At any one time, we have a bank of candidates who have been interviewed, skills tested and are interview ready. We are able to provide up to date advice on salary expectations, available skills-sets and current market conditions and competitor activity. We will act as your eyes and ears in the market whilst recruiting for your role.
Extended Reach
Some positions can be historically difficult to recruit for and candidates hard to find. If you have tried the traditional route of advertising your role and having limited applicants we may have relationships with candidates who trust us to handle their job search when they do not have the time to spend applying through traditional means. Even if candidates aren’t actively looking, we maintain contact with them and how to reach them to discuss opportunities that may interest them. We have a large network of LinkedIn connections and can utilise our various Social Media channels to get news of vacancies out to our extensive network of candidates, both active and passive many of whom would be off the radar of hiring managers and job boards.
Our people are Candidates not Applicants
Traditional recruitment and selection is aimed at attracting applicants who will be responding to a job advert or through your website. A lot of these applicants may not be a good match for your role or company and therefore you will spend a lot of time filtering, assessing, matching and communicating with them. We know your time is precious and therefore you may not have the time to spend running a thorough matching process. Using Linda Taylors will eliminate this time and will mean you only see candidates who have been pre-selected to match all the criteria you are looking for and therefore worthy of consideration and interview.
Manage and Protect your Brand
As a lot of our clients are SMEs you will not have the same resource as many larger companies who invest a lot of time and money in developing and marketing their employer brand. At Linda Taylors we can give potential candidates a real insight into your business – what its like to work with you, benefits, career possibilities and a feel for your culture. When we work with you, we will take the time to get to know you, your culture and be able to represent you as an employer of choice to our candidates. If a candidate has any questions after doing their own research we will then be able to help clarify any points that may arise.
Access to Strategic or Specific skill sets
In a recent report the number one reason that companies give for using an agency such as Linda Taylors was to gain short term access to key skills which has now overtaken the more traditional reason of covering short term holiday cover and absences. Whilst some of the above advantages refer more to permanent recruitment, we can also offer the opportunity to bring in qualified, experienced temporary members of staff at short notice. These flexible candidates can often be a solution to projects and tendering opportunities.
Budgeting and Cost
Whilst many companies initially think of using Linda Taylors as an expense, we have found through research that the cost of YOUR time placing adverts, sifting through high volumes of CVs, shortlisting, arranging interviews, interviewing, arranging second interviews, rejecting unsuccessful applicants and making an offer and subsequent processes – reference checks etc, far outweighs our competitive fees. Working from a shortlist of skills matched candidates provided by Linda Taylors can save a significant amount of time and resource during the process meaning you have more time to dedicate to your business activities.
We are always happy to discuss any recruitment requirements you may have, our friendly team are waiting to take your call!